Thousands of Kansas Citians gathered near the Plaza Sunday afternoon to decry racism and police violence after recent deaths of black men and women at the hands of law enforcement. The city's entertainment districts and parks will be under curfew starting at 8 p.m.

Socially distant social justice events are planned for this weekend in Kansas City by people who want to express anger, fear, grief, sadness and solidarity about the killing of an African-American man by a Minneapolis policeman.